Democracy has been 'embarrassed' by power

The best government in the world has been 'embarrassed' by political power. To be sure, political offices are characterized by the exercise of power but, the most embarrassing aspect of its use is for so-called political leaders, divided by Party lines, to use it against each other as if it was some sort of 'game'. The undemocratic spirit of the 'Party mentality' that divides politicians is partly to blame (The autocracies are laughing at us). Another reason is the reduction of the 'democratic spirit', down to the level of a 'baseball game mentality'. Politics is serious business and anyone with a 'game' orientation should not be allowed to hold political office. Democratic politics is about People and about governing. Where did democracy go wrong? It was in assuming that only serious individuals that actually had a democratic spirit would want to hold political office. It certainly is not the compensation for holding office, but it was probably the opportunity of functioning on a level of power where self-aggrandizement could be better 'realized' by political maneuvering and by 'sleeping' with the lobbyists and the corporations. In actually, its the 1% shooting itself in the foot. Government is "for the People"; and maybe its time that the People begin to "assemble" and show their 'strength' in Numbers. After all, that was the reason for the First Amendment. The government belongs to the People, not the politicians. Any direct or indirect self-aggrandizement while in office should be prohibited by law and that law should be a standing law with 'teeth'. That Law should emanate directly from the Constitution. A government shut-down in a democracy is humiliating and should not be tolerated. The 1% has shot itself in the foot; it has demonstrated that 'politics' is more important than People. Since, government is about People, their politics is about creating shut-downs to get concessions that further work against the people.